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Huasco Province

FieldValue
nameHuasco Province
native_nameProvincia de Huasco
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la DPP Huasco.svg
image_mapProvincia de Huasco.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Atacama Region
map_captionLocation in the Atacama Region
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Atacama
seat_typeCapital
seatVallenar
parts_typeCommunes
partsList of 4:
p1Vallenar
p2Huasco
p3Freirina
p4Alto del Carmen
government_typeProvincial
government_footnotes
leader_partyIndependent
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameRodrigo Loyola Morenilla
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km218201.5
area_rank3
population_footnotes
population_total72145
population_as_of2012 census
population_rank2
population_density_km2auto
population_urban53,664
population_rural12,827
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info132,712
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info233,779
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 51
website

Huasco Province (, ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of 18201.5 sqkm and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of 3.7 PD/sqkm. The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7% (1,761 persons).

Administration

As a province, Huasco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into four communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Rodrigo Loyola Morenilla was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

  1. Vallenar
  2. Freirina
  3. Huasco
  4. Alto del Carmen

References

References

  1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". [[Government of Chile]].
  2. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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